The Life of Abraham Lincoln.
by Tarbell, Ida M
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About This Item
New York: Lincoln History Society, 1909. Bound set of Tarbell's classic biography of President Lincoln. Octavo, 4 volumes, bound in full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt facsimile signature of Lincoln to the front panel, frontispiece portraits, one in color, illustrated with reproductions of original paintings and photographs, marbled endpapers. In good condition. Meant to compete against a Century Magazine series which had been written by Lincoln's private secretaries, John Nicolay and John Hay, Tarbell's 20-part series, The Life of Abraham Lincoln was a massive success and earned Tarbell a national reputation as a major writer and the leading authority on Abraham Lincoln. The popular series, based on Tarbell's own original research and interviews, helped boost McClure's circulation to over 250,000 which climbed to over 300,000 by 1900 and allowed McClure to buy a printing plant and a bindery. Tarbell went on to publish five books about Lincoln and traveled on the lecture circuit, recounting her discoveries to large audiences.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 129092
- Title
- The Life of Abraham Lincoln.
- Author
- Tarbell, Ida M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Lincoln History Society
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- Ida Tarbell First Edition, The Life of Abraham Lincoln
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Autobiography;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
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